Last week the top end of the village kindly sent us a greater spotted woodpecker which tried to destroy the nut feeder but finally managed to extract some peanuts and flew away, unfortunately it's not been back, so maybe the nuts were deemed inferior.
Over the weekend we wrapped up gunnera for the winter, lots of large crowns now safely swaddled in straw and tucked in with a fleece duvet, sleep well and we'll see you in the spring.
And just in time too - Last night the temperatures plummeted and all the rain, drizzle and heavy dew froze solid, this morning we really could have done with ice skates instead of walking boots.
Showing posts with label woodpecker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label woodpecker. Show all posts
16 November 2010
24 October 2010
Woodpecker
Wednesday 25 August.
Today there was a young greater spotted woodpecker on the middle pole of the colonade looking just like a cartoon of itself as it pecked the pole and hopped all the way up until it was sitting on the top with such a look of astonishment - what happened to the rest of the tree then? Where did it go? Did you great tits steal it? And off it flew.
It returned a few days later and helped itself (rather violently) to some of the nuts in the feeder making it sway rather wildly - maybe it made itself seasick (did you know goldfish can be seasick?, just a useless piece of information for you there) because after flying off with a beak full of nuts it has not been seen again.
Today there was a young greater spotted woodpecker on the middle pole of the colonade looking just like a cartoon of itself as it pecked the pole and hopped all the way up until it was sitting on the top with such a look of astonishment - what happened to the rest of the tree then? Where did it go? Did you great tits steal it? And off it flew.
It returned a few days later and helped itself (rather violently) to some of the nuts in the feeder making it sway rather wildly - maybe it made itself seasick (did you know goldfish can be seasick?, just a useless piece of information for you there) because after flying off with a beak full of nuts it has not been seen again.
07 April 2010
Bird song
What a collection this morning.
First, outside the post office heard a curlew and looked up to see one flying overhead heading Gatehouse way. Then a drumming woodpecker in Brereton grounds followed by another at the top of the incline and a yaffling green chap. Finally more drummers in the woods across the Mill Green. Not to mention Mr Pheasant and his ladies promenading across the field.
Weather is again grey and wet - soggy doggies.
First, outside the post office heard a curlew and looked up to see one flying overhead heading Gatehouse way. Then a drumming woodpecker in Brereton grounds followed by another at the top of the incline and a yaffling green chap. Finally more drummers in the woods across the Mill Green. Not to mention Mr Pheasant and his ladies promenading across the field.
Weather is again grey and wet - soggy doggies.
15 February 2010
Woodpecker
was drumming down the incline over the weekend.
Sowed the sweet peas yesterday approx 210.
But now it's snowing again!
Sowed the sweet peas yesterday approx 210.
But now it's snowing again!
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